Lumbar Spondylosis With Myelopathy

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Lumber means lower parts of the body including the ribs and the hip bones and myelopathy is the name of a disorder in which the tissues of the Spinal Cord are damaged or diseased. So the lumbar myelopathy can be defined as the problem in the lower back and its surrounding regions.

Lumbar Myelopathy has been observed in those patients of Spondylosis who are older than 40 years and this age factor is one the reasons of this disease in fact. The structure of backbone gets disturbed and the vertebrae become narrow due to the continuous degeneration and deformity of spine. So the space between the spinal joints becomes smaller with the passage of time. It has a direct stress on the nerves of the patient that dysfunction and tightens the adjoining parts.

People who have lumbar spondylosis with the myelopathy feel it difficult to move the affected parts and the pain may spread to the muscles of the knees, hipbones, buttocks and the legs. As a result, it has a negative effect on the growth of these parts of the body. The lumbar myelopathy may arise due to some back trauma, protrusion of the disc tissues or it is possible that the patient is already suffering from Spinal Stenosis.

The patient of spondylosis myelopathy feels weak and is not able to walk freely rather he can hardly stand for a long time. Sometimes he feels pain when he is going to lie down on the bed. He may sometimes lose his balance while standing because of the problem in the nervous system and lack of coordination of affected regions.

Lumbar Myelopathy can also affect the areas above Lumbar Spine as well as the Cervical Spine and Thoracic Spine because of the tightening of vertebrae. It may happen that the patient feels abnormal skin sensations in hands and legs such as tingling, tickling, itching or burning. The reason is its association with the peripheral nerve damage. By the time, he loses his control over the bowel and urinary bladder. The flow of the blood is not normal, but lesser than in an average person.

According to an estimate made by National Center for Health Statistics, a number of people in the United States who visit to the doctor for Lumbar Myelopathy and backache in lower portions every year is 13 million. Special attention should be paid if you feel the signs of Lumbar Spondylosis with the Myelopathy. Do not ignore it to avoid from any kind of further complication.